Question of the Week: 43 - 5/28/2001What's On Your Balloon?We've all seen the bumper stickers and pins: 'Question Authority' or 'Hate is NOT a Family Value' or 'It's Been Lovely, But I Really Have To Scream Now'. Suppose every morning when you got up, there was a big bunch of slogan-balloons there that you had to give away during the day. What would YOUR balloons say and who would you give them to-- and why? (Sure hope some of those balloons make it over to a few of the political circus performers out there!) Wren (self-confessed ex-hippie chick and 70's put-the-daisy-in-the-gun-barrel-political activist) thinks this might be a good real-time idea to consider at protest rallies or to exchange at Pagan Pride events. Would YOU be gutsy enough to actually do something like this?

"Fundies are fundies no matter if they quote the Lord or the Goddess." - There's explanation for this. Many Wiccans have been going around on the net, saying that EVERYONE is bound by the 3-fold law and Rede. This includes Thelemites, Greek Hellenists, Voudoun... and then they get pissed if a Christian comes in and starts saying that everyone is bound to the 10 commandments. Now that's just sickly hypocritical. ***YOU ARE ONLY BOUND TO THE LAWS OF WHATEVER YOU GET INTO.***

"Smile, it makes people wonder what you're up to!" - It's important to keep 'em guessing!

"If all else fails, smile like you know what's going on" - That way you will irritate at the other one person who, like yourself, really doesn't have a clue either!

"Lower taxes through Less Government" - does the phrase "Parlimentary Wage Increase of 6%" offend anyone else on a budget of $50 per week?!

Get a taste for religion - lick a Witch! - I laugh each time I spot this one. Anything that can make me laugh about it more than once, deserves to be on this list!

"My other car is a broom" - well, it is!

"I may be old, my car may be a lemon, but I am in front of you!" - my particular favourite when being 'monstered' by a large logging truck when taking my car for it's weekly long-drive-to-charge-the-battery-and-keep-the-thing-running-between-mechanic-visits.

"Smile! Now, did that really hurt as much as you imagined?" - have you seen some of those sour faces behind the wheel of a car?!

"The only thing that kills people are people" - somewhat appropriate in this time of kids with semi-automatic weapons in schools.

"Who died and made you God?!" - An eternal classic in my opinion. It can be used for anyone that is trying to force their opinions on you.

These aren't really balloons or bumper stickers. But, they're quotes that I have on my office door to keep my students thinking (hopefully).

"We have enough youth, how about a Fountain of Smart?"

"Esteemed friend...so outstanding in both intellect and power, aren't you ashamed to care so much to make all the money you can, and to advance your reputation and prestige-while for truth and wisdom and the improvement of your soul, you have no care or worry?" - Socrates

"The universe is packed by weight, not volume. Some shifting of contents may have occurred during shipping."

"Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak."

"I get enough exercise just pushing my luck."

"Time is the best teacher. Unfortunately, it kills all of its students."

"Some see the glass as half-empty, some see the glass as half-full, I see the glass as too big." - George Carlin

"Live each day as if it were you're last. One day you'll be right."

"To say that a human being is nothing more but molecules and atoms is like saying a Shakespeare play is nothing but words and letters." - Carl Sagan

"Those who dance are considered insane by those who can't hear the music." - George Carlin

"To be always in sunshine, you need only walk along rather slowly." - The Little Prince"If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world." - The Hobbit"Rather than love, than money, than fame; give me truth." - Walden"Beware when the Great God lets loose a thinker on the wolrd" - Emmerson"The problems we face cannot be solved by the minds that created them." - Einstein

And then on the more aggressive side:"How dare you assume I'm Christian!""God, protect me from Your followers.""If you're not outraged, you're not paying attention.""Where are we going, and why am I in this hand basket?""Proudly doing my part to piss off the religious right.""Don't pray in my school and I won't think in your church."

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